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Heavy cruiser Canarias in Port of Almeria
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NameCanarias
NamesakeCanary Islands
BuilderSECN, Ferrol
Laid down15 August 1928
Launched28 May 1931
CommissionedSeptember 1936
Decommissioned17 December 1975
FateScrapped 1977
General characteristics
Class and typeCanarias-class heavy cruiser
Displacement
  • 10,670 long tons (10,840 t) standard
  • 13,500 long tons (13,700 t) full load
Length636 ft (194 m)
Beam64 ft (20 m)
Draught21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
Installed powerYarrow type boilers, 90,000 hp (67,000 kW)
Propulsion4 shafts, Parsons type geared turbines
Speed33 knots (61 km/h)
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement679
Sensors and
processing systems
none
Armament
  • 8 × BL 8-inch (203 mm) L/50 Mk.VIII guns in four twin turrets
  • 8 × 4.7-inch (119 mm) guns
  • 12 × 40 mm AA guns
  • 3 × 20 mm AA guns
  • 12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes in triple mounts above water
Armour
  • Belt 2 in (51 mm)
  • Deck 1.5–1 in (38–25 mm)
  • Magazine 4 in (102 mm) box around
  • Turret 1 in (25 mm)
  • Conning tower 1 in (25 mm)

Canarias was a Canarias-class heavy cruiser of the Spanish Navy. She was built in Spain by the Vickers-Armstrongs subsidiary Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval based on a British design, being a modified version of the Royal Navy′s County class. Canarias saw service during the Spanish Civil War.

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